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GRAMMAR: IRREGULAR PAST VERBS

In the English language there are both regular and irregular verbs. The regular verbs are easy as they all end in ed, for example walked, listened and decided. The only difficulty occurs with pronunciation as there are three ways of doing this, /id/ /t/ /d/. Irregular verbs on the other hand are more difficult as no real pattern seems to occur, therefore you must study this list extensively. The good news is that verb conjugations are easy in the past, for instance, go = went. Look at how the verb is conjugated.

SUBJECT

TO GO

PAST

I

GO

WENT

YOU

GO

WENT

HE/SHE/IT

GOES

WENT

WE

GO

WENT

YOU (ALL)

GO

WENT

THEY

GO

WENT

It is worth remembering that the verb to be is a little different:

Present:

SUBJECT

TO BE

CONTRACTION

I

AM

I´M

YOU

ARE

YOU´RE

HE/SHE/IT

IS

HE´S

WE

ARE

YOU´RE

YOU (ALL)

ARE

YOU´RE

THEY

ARE

YOU´RE

Past:

SUBJECT

TO BE

I

WAS

YOU

WERE

HE/SHE/IT

WAS

WE

WERE

YOU (ALL)

WERE

THEY

WERE

Participle: BEEN

You can see here that verbs are not conjugated in the past and you only need to learn one form (APART FROM THE VERB TO BE). Be careful with the negative as it is not I didn´t went but I didn´t go

We have provided a list of the essential 100 IRREGULAR VERBS that you need to memorize to be able to master the English language. They are in aplhabetical order to make the more organised and easier to remember. It is a good idea to memorise the participle also so that you can form phrases in the present perfect. REMEMBER THAT YOU SHOULD LEARN NEW WORDS AS A PHRASE: